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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  2000m  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 220-225 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.5-0.7 A
TX - - 3-6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1954 in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
? 140 × 38 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.97 in)
Weight 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 9 channels in 0 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-3 HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-LX ICOM-IC-000037A